Even one fall by an older adult is just as accurate in predicting cognitive decline as individuals with elevated amyloid, the ...

Scientists have found a link between dementia risk and falls in older adults. fotostorm/Getty Images The retrospective cohort study, conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a ...

A sinister threat looms large in a world where aging gracefully is the ultimate goal for our elderly loved ones. A groundbreaking study has uncovered a chilling connection between falls and the risk ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed a concerning connection between falls in older adults and an increased risk of dementia. The research indicates that seniors who experience traumatic falls face a ...

Think back to the last time you heard someone mention a fall—whether it was a friend who tripped on the stairs or a family member who slipped on a wet floor. Falls are often seen as minor mishaps, but ...

Dementia is a devastating disease that impacts one in 10 older Americans. But while many people want to avoid developing dementia, the exact causes of the condition have remained largely a mystery.

Older adults who experience falls are at a higher risk of developing dementia within a year. The study found that 10.6% of patients who fell were diagnosed with dementia compared with 6.1% with other ...

Once you consider all the different reasons that individuals may end up falling, it’s actually remarkable that it doesn’t happen more frequently. Falls are no laughing matter. When someone falls and ...

Nearly half of older adults with dementia experience falls, suggests new research that also identifies multiple risk factors for these falls. In a study of more than 5500 participants, 45.5% of those ...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech ...

Older adults who have experienced a traumatic injury as a result of falling are 21 percent more likely to later receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another related dementia. A new study ...